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How to Get Video of Previous Olympic Games
Go to your local video store and ask the clerk about sports videos, and specifically about the Olympics. There is a slight chance that the store will have a few titles on the shelves. Try online at Amazon.com or Blockbuster.com and search b... Read More »
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What are the Olympic Games?
The Olympic Games are an international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes complete in a wide variety of events. Read More »
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When was the First Olympic Games?
The general consensus of when the Olympic games took place is 776 BC. The first games involved a foot race, a discus and javelin throw, boxing, wrestling and equestrian events. Read More »
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Recent reports from the IOC say that there are 28 Olympic sports. These include well know sports such as swimming, gymnastics, tennis and volleyball. And others that are a bit more obscure such as rowing, archery and judo. To name just a fe...
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The modern Olympic Games were started in 1896, after two years of committee meetings about reviving the ancient Greek Olympics. The ancient games took place from the 8 BC to 5 BC. For more information look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
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1948
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In antiquity. That just means a long time ago. This practice has been going on before Greece who is credited with it. Nation states have met in athletic competition for centuries.
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The first Olympic Games were held in Olympia Greece to honor the Greek gods. The first Olympics featured only one event, a footrace won by a cook named Coroebus. The term Olympiad refers to a 4 year period the Greeks used to record history....
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The Summer and Winter Olympic games are held on even years two years apart. For example the Summer Olympic Games were held in 2008 and the Winter Olympic Games will be held in 2010. There are 4 years in between each Summer Games and Winter ...
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The original games in Greece began in 776 BC and ran for about 400 years. The modern Olympiad (the predecessor of the format used today) was established in 1896. Woot woot for golf getting its trial run in the upcoming summer games.
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